Tjandraatmadia, Burn
Posters - Additional Information # 2001 Munich
To increase understanding of chemical jointing in pipes, the strength of solvent cement joints in acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) pipes was investigated, using mechanical tests and morphology studies. The strength of solvent cement increases with curing time, and it was found that the performance of ABS joints was significantly superior to that of PVC. This variation can be explained by differences in morphology at the interface between the cement and the polymer for the two different materials.
